The person who will not have to fear approaching the point of begging, is the one who recognizes that he is not just “giving” to the poor, but he is “lending” to God. He does not trust in his riches. He does not “lay up treasures on earth.” He trust in God. He recognizes a greater ideal. ~ Nikki Derouin (OBC Ladies Daily Devotional Staff Writer IM’V www.stgcoc.com) Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, shall men give unto your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured unto you again. (Luke 6:38)